Activity of polyphenol oxidase, concentration of 3, 4-
dihydroxyphenylethylamine (dopamine), and concentration of ascorbic
acid in the pulp of bananas as they ripened were measured and relationships
between these factors and both the extent of browning and the
susceptibility to discoloration of the fruit during a 30-minute holding
period were...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationships
among satisfaction with clothing, satisfaction with physical appearance,
concern over weight, self-esteem, and participation in leisure-time
activities among a sample of full-time homemakers.
To test these relationships, five measures were used. Satisfaction
with clothing was measured by comparing the actual...
The purpose of this study was to determine the beliefs of home
economics teachers concerning beginning clothing construction skills.
Specifically, the writer was seeking to determine:
1. What sewing skills are essential for beginning clothing construction
students to acquire.
2. What sewing skills are important or desirable for beginning
clothing...
Identification of the contribution made by the divorced male
and female parent to the direct consumption costs of dependent
children was the central purpose of the research study. Relationships
between the parents' contributions to the consumption costs
and specified demographic characteristics at the time of divorce,
methods of determining support...
The antiquity of the Northwest Coast Indian pole is the subject
of a great deal of controversy. A few viewpoints referring to that
topic are given. The symbolic value of the Kwakiutl totem pole is
examined with respect to art, style and culture; more generally
"primitive" art is considered as...
Recent judicial decisions give the
treaty Indians in Oregon the right to fifty
percent of the fish destined to reach their
fishing areas. Oregon fish resource managers
are considering various regulation options designed
to assure the Indians their share.
Stricter ocean fishing regulations and more
sophisticated management techniques will have...
The major purpose of the study was to develop a resource
guide for use at the late junior or early senior high school
level to be used with boys and girls, integrating the subjects
of homemaking and industrial arts. To plan this guide, the
writer:
1. Surveyed the industrial arts...
This history concerns the scientific contributions of Charles
Babbage (1791-1871) to mathematics, to the invention of calculating
machines, and machine tools, to the development of scientific ideas
through a wide variety of scientific investigations and his involvement
in several different scientific reforms. Babbage considered himself
a philosopher in the broadest...
Purpose of the Study The purpose of this investigation was two fold: (1) to determine the effects of a Summer Institute for Cultural Awareness upon the self-actualization of experienced teachers from four separate high schools, and (2) to determine the success of the Summer Institute for Cultural Awareness in terms...
The purpose of the study was to analyze the effects of teaching
elementary and secondary students the Gallagher Topic Classification
System as a technique for constructing and analyzing questions.
The subjects for the study were the students of three groups of
randomly selected teachers from Coos and Douglas Counties of...
The purpose of this study was to ascertain to what degree, if
any, there was a difference of opinion among students, parents and
faculty in regard to student behavior as that behavior pertained to
general conduct, drug use, mischief, sex offenses, drinking, cheating
and theft.
The research study was conducted...
The major purpose of this study was to assess changes
in behavioral understanding and attitudes students may have
experienced in association with their participation in a
high school child development course. In addition, assessments
were made of changes in subject's perceptions cf:
1) marriage role expectation, 2) self-concept, and 3)...
Published September 1973. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The purpose of this research was to study teenagers'
consumer credit attitudes, knowledge, and use. More specifically,
the objectives were (1) to determine the relationships
between the variables attitudes, knowledge, and use, and
(2) to compare the use of credit with the independent variables
sex, income, employment, spending, saving, and...
The two major purposes of this study were: (1) to test the
assumption that the IT Scale for Children (standard-ITSC) can be used
as a measure of both appropriate sex role discrimination and sex role
preference with preschool aged children, and (2) to extend previous
studies in these areas by...
This study examined the relative contribution of parental warmth,
non-authoritarianism, and approval of sex-typed behavior to children's
sex role knowledge and preference. Subjects were 45 married
couples, and their 25 male and 20 female preschool children. Parental
attitudes toward child-rearing and sex role behavior were assessed
with the Parent Attitude...
The objective of this paper is to examine the
differences in personality between Cannon Beach and Seaside,
Oregon The problem is approached by examining the physical
setting, historical background and a segment of the attraction
mix of each community The combination of site characteristics
and historical development has played an...
The central nervous system of Phidippus, while comparable to that
of other spiders in most respects, is distinguished by the extraordinary
development of visual processing centers, associated with the
complex visually-directed behavior of these animals.
The primary neuropile of the anterior medial eyes consists of two
distinct columnar synapsing regions....
The study was designed to answer the following questions
1. What do eighth graders think is important in homemaking
classes?
2. Who do eighth graders believe should enroll in homemaking
classes?
3. What factors influence whether eighth graders take
homemaking?
4. How do eighth graders rate the importance of homemaking...
Published July 1975. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
The arts and festivals of art have today become a vital economic
force in some areas of the country and a way of life for some people.
The number and sizes of festivals, as well as audience size, has
grown tremendously both nationally and in Oregon, since 1950. Even
the...
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between
the similarity of food preferences among parents and children,
and parent attitudes.
Thirty-five children of preschool ages and their parents served
as subjects for this study. All children were enrolled in preschool
programs established by the = Family Life...
The main objective of this study was to identify family life
competencies needed by high school graduates, as perceived by a
majority of respondents. In addition, the null hypothesis tested was:
that age, sex, and educational level are each independent of response
on each individual competency statement. Testing was done...
The purpose of the study was to develop guidelines for the
establishing and teaching of a home economics program within a
standard, non-laboratory classroom.
An opinionaire was developed and sent to 34 administrators of
small high schools and junior high schools in Oregon believed to have
no home economics programs...
Specific concern for housing and caring for the elderly has
received national attention since the White House Conference on Aging
held in 1961. The federal government has provided funds for studying
housing needs of the elderly. One alternative is the retirement home
which is defined as providing food, shelter and...
There are three avenues of education to prepare students for board
examination leading to licensure as a registered nurse: diploma certificate,
associate degree, and baccalaureate degree. The baccalaureate
nursing programs are challenged to prepare students for acute care nursing,
community health nursing and leadership in nursing. Baccalaureate
nursing educators believe...
This study was designed to provide additional information to
determine: what difference variance in perceived attractiveness made
in perceived support of the feminist movement; what difference type
of garment worn made in perceived support of the feminist movement;
relationship between the judgments regarding perceived support of the
feminist movement and...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship
between the weaving performance and the visual perception abilities
of primary school children. The sample population consisted of 50
first-graders, 26 boys and 24 girls.
A measure was developed to test weaving performance; the
children participated in a weaving lesson...
All individuals are part of a family, and are confronted with
all the complexities that accompany family life during some portion
of their lifetime. Thus, inter-relationships between all family
members are an important aspect of education.
The school curriculum should be relevant to the needs of youth.
Family life education...
The purpose of this study was to test two assumptions. They
are that factors in a child's background correlate with the notion of
conservation and that additional mathematical instruction will result
in a higher level of maturity of the notion of conservation as well as
increased achievement in mathematical skills....
In an effort to determine empirical cost functions for municipal
water supplies in the United States, the writer found it necessary to
specify an acceptable mathematical form to represent the cost equation.
A preliminary search yielded no theoretically consistent expression
adaptable to the problem.
The primary concern in the studstimay...
This study involved the use of the two-choice preference test to determine the taste reactions of buck and doe Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) to ascending concentrations of water extracts of Douglas fir, red alder, cascara, western hemlock and bitterbrush; to an ethanol extract of Douglas fir, and to...
Published August 1978. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog